Ayris.] CLIX. XYRIDEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 365 
scape, margins smooth or scaberulous, spike ovoid-oblong, bracts orbicular 
+ Vahl Enum. ii. 205; Kunth Enum. iv. 17; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 
29; Steud. Syn. Pl. C ip. 287. X. Walkeri, Arn. in Wight Cat. 2373; 
Kunth l. c. 19; Miquel l. c. Suppl. 608. X. indica altera. Vahl Symb. iii. 
7, X. malaccensis, Steud. 1. c. 287.—Xyris No. 2, Griff. Notul. iii. 123. 
Sandy places, often near the sea. BURMA, Grifith. SINGAPORE and MALACCA, 
Ve, SOUTH DECCAN PENINSULA and CEYLON, Wight, &c.—DisrRIB. Borneo, 
Densely tufted. Leaves 6-12 by 455-1 in., very rigid, pungent, strongly grooved 
on both faces, pale green. Scape 1-23 ft., slender, rigid. Spike 3-4 in., rarely 
globose ; lateral bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, tip lacerate, keel spinulose. 
Petals toothed. 
£ X. Wallichii, Kunth Enum. iv. 16; dwarf, leaves gladiate 3-6 by 
+4 in. broad acuminate flaccid as long as the slender compressed scape, 
‘pike very small, bracts few obovate-oblong obtuse. Steud. Syn. Pl. Cyp. 
Xyris, No. 1, Griff. Notul. iii. 123; Ic. Pl. Asiat. t. 161 C.—Wall. 
Cat. 6083 C. 
Kuasta Hrrzs, alt, 4-6000 ft., Wallich, Ae, BURMA, at Moulmein, Lobb. 
A slender flaccid loosely tufted species. Leaves few, often falcate, bright pale 
green, faintly striate, Scape usually filiform, rarely stout. Spike i-j in. ; bracts 
a brown with pale midrib and margins; bracteoles subequal, red-brown, with 
Mu midrib and pale margins; lateral spathulately oblanceolate, obtuse, quite 
Slabrous, Petals oblong, suberenate. Style very long. 
` mm Leaves usually less than à in. broad, not distinctly flattened (except 
"forms of X. pauciflora). 
5. X. schænoides, Mart. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 30; leaves 
narrowly linear acuminate much shorter than the very slender striate com- 
essed scape, spike globose or ovoid, bracts broadly oblong obtuse outer 
imiy as long as the inner. Wall. Cat. 6084, and 6083 in part ; Kunth 
geg lv. 16; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 529; Steud. Sun. Pl. Cyp. 287. X. 
^garensis, Steud. Plant, Exsice. Nilg. Hohenack. No. 956. 
cg ENK Wallich. Kuasta and Nizeurri Hiris, alt. 4-6000 ft., common. 
YLON, ascending to 6000 tt.,—Disrris. China. 
12 fts 2-10 in., slender, A A in. broad, tapering from the base to the tip. Scape 
» stout, Spike 4-4 in. diam. : bracts almost rounded, back brown, keeled 
havea the rounded tip ; lateral bracteoles oblanceolate, acuminate, dorsal ovate- 
ate, 
6. X. pauciflora, Willd. Phytogr. i. 2, t. 1, £.1; Sp. Pli. 255; leaves 
thar wy linear rigid acute smooth" or scaberulous equalling or shorter 
glos, e Striate subterete or compressed and 2-edged scape, spike ovoid or 
Eny Se, bracts orbicular-obovate pale thin with often a green tip. Vahl 
ges 4 n, 207; Br, Prodr. 256; Mart. in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 29; Cat. 
Syn ei B (C & D, in part), and 6086 B; Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. iii. 529 ; Steud. 
Steu l. Cyp. 287. X. oryzetorum, Mig. im Herb. Hohenack. n. 369; 
d. l c, 286, 
Foot of th iB 
€ HIMALAYA, in marshes, from Nepal eastwards to BENGAL an BURMA, 
Australia wards to MALACCA and CEYLON, — DisrRiB. Malaya, China and 
